She succeeds a professor at Brooklyn Law School, Susan Herman, who had served as president since 2008.
Archer will act as chair of its board of directors, as the ACLU’s 8th president since 1920.
The fight against racial injustice is expected to be a top priority.Point to be noted that the ACLU’s day-to-day operations are managed by its executive director, a post currently held by Anthony Romero.
The ACLU filed 413 lawsuits and other legal actions against his administration during former President Donald Trump’s years in office.
Those lawsuits were aimed to challenge policies related to immigrant rights, voting rights, LGBT rights, racial justice, and other issues.
The ACLU national office and its state affiliates received about $175 million in donations in the three months after Trump’s election to help to finance a major expansion of staff.